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ReviewDie Ophthalmologie2022

[Visual acuity reduction and silicone oil tamponade].

Armin Wolf, Mario R Romano, Christos Haritoglou

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Review in Die Ophthalmologie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. One-Month versus 3-Month Heavy Silicone Oil Tamponade in Complex Rhegmatogenous Retinal Redetachment.Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde · 2026
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  2. Vision loss associated with silicone oil endotamponade in vitreoretinal surgery - a review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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3 authors.

Armin WolfAugenklinik, Universität Ulm, Prittwitzstr. 43, 89075, Ulm, Deutschland. armin.wolf@uniklinik-ulm.de.
Mario R RomanoHumanitas University, Via Montalcini 4 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Mailand, Italien.
Christos HaritoglouAugenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor, Nymphenburger Str. 43, 80335, München, Deutschland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicone oil is an established intraocular surgical aid, which enables the treatment of the most complex starting situations but no other alternative has been found; however, the available data indicate that an unclear loss of visual acuity during or after an intraocular silicone oil tamponade possibly occurs more frequently than assumed from the clinical routine. Various pathological mechanisms are under discussion as causes, but the exact causes are actually unclear. In addition to atrophic alterations in the optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination, there are a clear reduction in visual acuity and mostly a central scotoma with otherwise inconspicuous findings. Unclear loss of visual acuity can also occur after removal of the silicone oil. Whether this is caused by the same pathological mechanism is unclear. Furthermore, there are no reproducible risk factors that appear a priori to possibly cause an unclear loss of vision under silicone oil; however, oil removal as soon as possible and a good adjustment of the intraocular pressure are recommended by the authors. Overall, a silicone oil tamponade should be carefully weighed up even when using modern highly purified silicone oils and it should therefore continue to be reserved particularly for unfavorable initial situations or complicated courses with the necessity for a silicone oil tamponade. Against this background, a study for systematic recording and processing of cases of unclear loss of visual acuity after silicone oil tamponade seems to be meaningful.

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Retinal DetachmentSilicone OilsHumansTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityVitrectomySilicone OilsOil removalRetinal detachmentSilicone oilUnclear loss of visual acuityVitreoretinal surgery

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